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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-28more like thismore than 2019-01-28
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Broadband: Advertising more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Digital and the Creative Industries of Thursday 15 November 2018, Official Report column 545, whether he plans to include proposals to tackle the misleading advertising of fibre broadband in his forthcoming Statement of Strategic Priorities to Ofcom. more like this
tabling member constituency Aberdeen South more like this
tabling member printed
Ross Thomson more like this
uin 213439 remove filter
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-02-05more like thismore than 2019-02-05
answer text <p>The 2017 Digital Strategy set out that Government would work with regulators and industry to ensure that the advertising of broadband reflects the speeds that consumers can expect to receive and accurately describes the technology used.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Digital Strategy was published, the ASA has implemented new guidance, which states that speed claims should be based on the download speeds available to at least 50% of customers at peak time, and no longer on 'up to' speeds available to at least 10% of customers. Ofcom has also updated its Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds.</p><p> </p><p>The ASA also reviewed the use of the term ‘fibre’ to describe part-fibre and full-fibre broadband and concluded in November 2017 that the term 'fibre' is unlikely to mislead consumers as currently used in the advertising of part-fibre broadband services. In June 2018, the Administrative Court granted CityFibre permission to proceed with its Judicial Review (JR) of the ASA's decision. The next stage is for the Administrative Court to make a substantive decision on the JR.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to working with regulators and industry to ensure that consumers receive clear, concise and accurate information in order to make informed choices about their broadband, particularly as the rollout of new technologies like full fibre broadband increases. As part of this, we will monitor developments in other countries, including Italy’s current trial of a traffic light system for broadband advertising.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be consulting on its Statement of Strategic Priorities for telecommunications, spectrum and post shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James more like this
grouped question UIN
213437 more like this
213438 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-02-05T14:09:22.357Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-05T14:09:22.357Z
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
4599
label Biography information for Ross Thomson more like this
106353
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-04more like thismore than 2014-11-04
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Insolvency more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the open letter sent to him from business organisations dated 15 October 2014 on their concerns about the effect of changes to insolvency litigation contained in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Andy Slaughter more like this
uin 213439 remove filter
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-07more like thismore than 2014-11-07
answer text <p /> <p>No discussions have taken place between the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State about the effects of the no win no fee reforms on insolvency proceedings. Officials are having ongoing discussions with other government departments on issues relating to and arising from the LASPO Act 2012.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-07T14:08:52.1938673Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-07T14:08:52.1938673Z
answering member
1496
label Biography information for Shailesh Vara more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this